Wilner’s 🐕 toe was painful 😣 & required medical 🏥 attention !

Every lump has a different story & the 1st step of a treatment plan = figure out what we are treating?

Step 1 = DON’T WAIT ⏰ ASPIRATE 💉!

This means we get a fine needle 💉 into the lump & aspirate it for CELLULAR ANALYSIS

CYTOLOGY🔬determines a benign lump from malignancy (cancer) & helps us with treatment options

Some lumps are locally invasive, while others can spread to other body parts or require aggressive surgery with wide surgical margins, ie: mast cell tumors

🙏 to DIGITAL 💻 CYTOLOGY 🔬 we now receive a report within minutes 💨 !

Why send glass slides via snail 🐌 mail 🏤 to an outside 🧪 facility & wait days 📆 while worried pet parents remain stressed ?

Step 2 = DISCUSS TREATMENT OPTIONS

In this case, due to the location, swelling & irritation we began an antibiotic & anti-inflammatory & placed a bandage prior to scheduling laser surgery.

The combination of these things assisted us in reducing the swelling & infection of the lump.

What are the BENEFITS of HIGH POWER LASER 🪄 SURGERY?

Allows for faster 💨 cutting, shorter anesthesia ⏰ time, less tissue trauma, less pain, & a quicker recovery !

What is SuperPulse Laser Magic ?
It stops 🛑 collateral thermal damage to the surrounding tissue = a quick & minimally invasive incision! The tissue is exposed to less laser light which reduces tissue trauma!

How do we achieve a BLOODLESS incision ?
By contraction of collagen on the endothelial wall of blood vessel !

How does Laser 🪄 REDUCE PAIN ?
By sealing nerve endings !

How does Laser 🪄 REDUCE SWELLING ?
By sealing lymphatics !

Laser is so precise it can selectively remove a few tissue cells at a time. It is also powerful enough to de-bulk entire tumors. It is used to make unique bloodless laser incisions, as well as “erase” unhealthy tissue without excessive loss of 🩸 unavoidable in conventional scalpel surgery.

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